Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:47:24 -0800 From: Eric Hodel <hodeleri@seattleu.edu> To: Dragon Knight <dragonknight@dtgnet.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Need advice on what motherboard to pick (and SCSI controller + drive) Message-ID: <36544B9C.29BC2D3A@seattleu.edu> References: <003301be137e$929ca8e0$0101a8c0@death>
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As you may mean the message from me, other than the fact that you cannot disable the NIC, the board is great. You can set the board to boot off the SCSI disks first with IDE installed, it allows you to boot of the C, D, E, F, CD, LS-120/IDE ZIP, etc. I have had no troubles with my system but for the NIC (which you can disable if you plug enough IRQs) and that first night with the floppy. Even Winblows runs fairly well. Eric Hodel hodeleri@seattleu.edu Dragon Knight wrote: > > >Doug White writes: > >> > Should I go for an onboard SCSI controller(host adapter)? > >> > >> Your call, depends on how many devices you plan to stuff in there. > having > >> it onboard saves a slot but limits your upgradability. > > > >How does an onboard SCSI limit upgradability? Of one has saved a slot > >then one still has a slot to put yet another SCSI card in. One MB SCSI > >is not going to prevent a card SCSI from working properly. > > > > While on the subject of Motherboards, ones with On-Board controllers > especially, i would like to ask if the Asus P2B-LS would be a good purchase. > And would there be any trouble getting either the SCSI or LAN Adapters > working. If memory serves the Lan is Intel Etherexpress Pro and I just > can't remember what the SCSI is. here, i'll post the specs from Asus's > page: > > Processor > Single Slot 1 for Intel® Pentium® II Processor (233MHz-400MHz) > > Chipset > Intel® 100 MHz 440BX AGPset with PIIX4E South Bridge > > Bus Architecture > 32-bit PCI Bus, 32-bit AGP Bus and 16-bit ISA Bus Compatible > > Expansion Slots > 1 x 32-bit AGP Slot > 4 x 32-bit PCI Slots (PCI Rev 2.1 Interface Compliant) > 2 x 16-bit ISA Slots > > Cache > Processor Built-In 512KB Level 2 Cache > > System Memory > 4 x 168-pin DIMM Sockets to Support 8MB to 1024MB SDRAM > Utilizes 4/8/16/32/64/128/256MB 168-Pin DIMM 3.3V SDRAM > Features ECC Support > PC100 (100MHz)Compliant SDRAM Interface > > Onboard I/O > 1 x Floppy Port (Up to 2.88MB, 3 Mode) > 2 x Serial Ports (16550 Fast UART Compatible) > 1 x Parallel Port (EPP, ECP Port) > 1 x RJ45 (DK440LX I/O Shield) IrDA TX/RX Header (Optional) > > Onboard PCI IDE > Dual UltraDMA/33 IDE Ports Support Greater than 8.4GB HDD, ATAPI IDE > CD-ROM & > LS-120 > > AGP Slot > Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Supported > AGP 66MHz/133MHz (Sideband) 3.3V Device > > ATX Double Decker > 2 x USB Ports > 1 x PS/2 KeyBoard Port > 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port > 1 x Parallel Port > 2 x Serial Ports > 1 x RJ45 > (DK440LX I/O Shield) > > ATX Power Conn. > 3V, 5V and 12V 20-pin ATX Power Connector. Soft Power Support > > BIOS > 2M-bit Flash EPROM > Award® Anti-Boot Virus & PnP BIOS with ACPI, AGP, DMI, Green, Plug and > Play > Features > Enhanced ACPI Features for PC98/Win98 Compliance > Adaptec ® Ultra2 SCSI > > Ultra2 SCSI Onboard > Adaptec ® AIC 7890 & 3860 80MB/s Ultra2 Wide SCSI Onboard (AIC 3860 > Optional) > > Other Features > Intel 82558 100/10Mbps LAN Onboard > Onboard Creative® SB-Link Header > CPU & Power Supply Temperature Headers > Chassis Intrusion Heater > SM Bus Header > USB Ports > > Dimensions > ATX Form Factor (10.55" x 12") > > Options > External Infrared Module > This specification is subject to change without notice. > > Hrmmm... and as I am about to hit the send button an e-mail arrived > basically saying this board sucks. I would like to hear any other opinions. > > Thanks, > Samuel Greear > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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